Coverage and accuracy of ethnicity data on three Asian ethnic groups in New Zealand

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 258-261

  Norris, Pauline ^a   Horsburgh, Simon ^a   Padukkage, Priyanwada ^a   Baik, Nah Yeon ^a   Kim, Duhee ^a   Fussell, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Asians; Ethnic groups; Medical records; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CLASSIFICATION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NEW ZEALAND; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DATA COLLECTION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; ODDS RATIO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956018122     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00523.x     Document Type: Article

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